Table 2 Health status and behavior of residents living near the landfill sites
Variable | Categories | Community | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asokore (218) | Besease (209)Â | Dompoase (400) | Total (827) | p-Value | ||
Have you ever registered for health insurance (National Health Insurance Scheme)? | Yes | 176 (80.7) | 170 (81.3) | 317 (79.2) | 663 (80.2) | 0.804 |
No | 42 (19.3) | 39 (18.7) | 83 (20.8) | 164 (19.8) | Â | |
In general, how would you rate your health today? | Very good | 85 (39.0) | 74 (35.4) | 168 (42.0) | 327 (39.5) | 0.038* |
| Â | Good | 111 (50.9) | 98 (46.9) | 166 (41.5) | 375 (45.3) | Â |
| Â | Fair | 17 (7.80 | 20 (9.6) | 33 (8.2) | 70Â (8.5) | Â |
| Â | Poor/very poor | 5 (2.3) | 17 (8.1) | 33 (8.2) | 55Â (6.7) | Â |
In the past one year, have you ever consumed alcohol? | Yes | 33 (27.0) | 27 (22.9) | 134 (33.6) | 194 (30.4) | 0.057 |
No | 89 (73.0) | 91 (77.1) | 265 (66.4) | 445 (69.6) | Â | |
In the past one year, have you smoked before? | Yes | 14 (6.4) | 2 (1.0) | 54 (13.6) | 70 (8.5) | 0.001* |
No | 204 (93.6) | 207 (99.0) | 343 (86.4) | 754 (91.5) | Â | |